Psalms 86
1 BOW down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
“A prayer of David.” Incline, O Lord, thy ear, answer me; for poor and needy am I.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Preserve my soul; for I am pious: help thy servant, O thou my God, that trusteth in thee.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness unto all that call on thee.
6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
On the day of my distress will I call on thee; for thou wilt answer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing like thy works.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
All the nations whom thou hast made shall come and bow themselves down before thee, O Lord; and they shall ascribe honor unto thy name.
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself alone.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Teach me, O Lord, thy way; I will walk firmly in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor thy name for evermore.
13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)
For thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world. (Sheol h7585)
14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
O God, the presumptuous are risen up against me, and the assembly of the powerful wicked have sought after my life, and have not set thee before them.
15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Oh turn unto me, and be gracious unto me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Display on me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be ashamed; because thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
